Socialist writers

These are articles about just a few well-known socialist writers. Some recommended books that have been reviewed in the Socialist Standard can be found here. Further books enjoyed by party members, both fiction and non-fiction are listed here.

Shelley, atheism and anarchy
A summary of Shelley’s views
William Morris and the Hammersmith Socialist Society
The Hammersmith Socialist Society was created out of the old Hammersmith Branch of the Socialist League after the latter’s demise in 1890. The Hammersmith Branch chose to form a new body, in which William Morris was undoubtedly the greatest influence.
The soul of Oscar Wilde
A critique of The Soul of Man Under Socialism
Rosa Luxemburg, political democracy and mass action
Analysis of the famous socialist’s views and life
Marcuse: professor behind 1960s rebellion
Marcuse and social revolution
Marx in his time
Marx’s thinking was not a dogma but always a work in progress

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